.......> Forgetting about the cracking bass bridge, the dead bass strings, the > majority of strings that beat wildly, the hard hammers, etc., - what would > you do with a piano like this? No - don't answer that, it is too obvious. > What would you do with a SAT to aid in attempting to tune a piano like this? > > I finally put the SAT away and did a completely aural tuning, and was > underwhelmed with the results. The customer was delighted. > > But really, - what would you do? > > Thanks, > Bill Simon Exactly as you did. When I'm stuck with a PSO (shouldn't that be "POS" ? Oh never mind) that simply can not be tuned to where it "sounds best", I have to settle for what "sounds least horrible". I think most owners of such instruments will be happy with whatever tuning we can arrive at, provided the unisons are clean. Tom
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